PERCIVAL (PERsonality and CIVic engagement across the Adult Lifespan)

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Methods

Method description

PERCIVAL employed a longitudinal study design, surveying the same group of participants over multiple waves to track changes in personality and civic engagement over time. Data collection took place across five waves between September 2022 and November 2024. Participants were contacted via email and surveyed online.

Method (instruments)

Population, unit of observation

General adult population of Switzerland

Participant selection or sampling method (census, random sampling, other sampling method (specify))

Randomly selected from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) sampling frame (SRPH)

Other significant comments

Nationally representative Swiss sample, stratified by linguistic regions.